Australian couple among passengers on diverted flydubai flight to Israel, embassy says
A flydubai flight from the UAE to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot. The aircraft plunged 17,000 feet before passengers intervened to subdue the attacker and secure the cockpit. The Israeli embassy confirmed that a Jewish couple from Sydney was among the passengers on board.
- ▪The flydubai aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot.
- ▪Passengers forced their way into the cockpit and restrained the attacker, who was attempting to disable the plane's instruments.
- ▪The Israeli ambassador to Australia confirmed that a Jewish couple from Sydney was on the flight.
- ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated it was too early to determine who was behind the incident.
- ▪The incident prompted heightened security alerts and was described by the ambassador as an attempt to undermine the Abraham Accords.
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Two Australians were on board the flydubai flight bound for Israel that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed another. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/APView image in fullscreenTwo Australians were on board the flydubai flight bound for Israel that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed another. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/APFlydubai plane incidentAustralian couple among passengers on diverted flydubai flight to Israel, embassy saysIsraeli embassy says the Sydney couple were on board flight that was dramatically diverted after one pilot allegedly stabbed the otherTess IkonomouThu 1 Oct 2026 01.14 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 01.20 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo Australian citizens were onboard a flight to Tel Aviv that was diverted…
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